Rod and reel stabilizer



7, 1939. c;,w ROBERTS v 2,146,350

ROD AND REEL STABILIZER Filed Oct. 2, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEYFeb. 7, 1939.. c. w. ROBERTS Y 2,146,350

ROD AND REEL STABILIZER Filed Oct. 2, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Carey Wiaerfay INVENTOR 10 ATTORNEY S Patented Feb. 7, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFIQE ROD AND REEL STABILIZER Carey W. Roberts, Jacksonville, Fla.

Application October 2, 1936, Serial No. 103,753

2 Claims.

This invention relates to stabilizers for fishing rods equipped withreels and has for the primary object the provision of a device which maybe easily and quickly adapted to .a rod and to the arm of a person usedto support the rod and which will permit the person to easily steady therod to prevent the latter from swinging to the right and to the left ofa person during the winding in of a fish.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is 'a perspective View showing my invention adapted to a rod and to apersons arm and constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, illustrating astabilizer constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 3 is a top plan View illustrating the same.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view illustrating one end of anadjustable arm and which end forms a part of an adjustable pivot for armengaging jaws.

Figure 5 is a sectional View taken on the line 55 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a side elevation illustrating one of the arm engaging jaws.

Figure 7 is a plan view illustrating one of the sections of the rodengaging clamp.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral I indicates a rodengaging clamp, 2 an adjustable arm and 3 an adjustable arm clamp. Theclamp I is adapted to be attached to a rod 4 adjacent the reel and thearm 2 extends upwardly and outwardly from said rod and the clamp 3engages a persons arm adjacent the elbow, as shown in Figure 1, this armbeing employed for supporting a rod while the other arm and hand of theperson is used for operating the reel. This device adapted to a rod andto the arm of a person as described will permit the person to supportthe rod in a steady manner, preventing the rod from swinging sideways ofthe person during the winding in of a fish.

The arm 2 is composed of telescopic sections 5 and 6. The section 5 fitsonto the section 6 and may be rotated relative thereto to bring theclamp 3 in proper position to engage with a persons arm; The sections 5and 6 may be secured against movement relative to each other by a setscrew 1. One end of the section 6 terminates in a disc-like portion 8apertured to receive a bolt 9 having a wing nut I0. One end of thesection 5 terminates in a disc-like portion II apertured to receive abolt I2 having a wing nut 53 threaded thereon. Opposite faces of thedisc-like portion II are provided with spaced notches I4 to be engagedby pins I5 carried by the jaws iii of the arm clamp 3. The pins areadapted to ride into and out of the notches during the adjustment of thejaws Iii relative to each other. The jaws I6 may be held in theiradjusted positions by tightening the wing nut I3 on the bolt I2.

The clamp l consists of jaws I1 and I8 preferably having roughenedfaces, as shown in Figure 2. The jaw I8 is integral with a plate I9 andsaid plate terminates in a disc-like portion 20 apertured to receive thebolt 9. A pin 2i is carried by the plate-like portion 20 to ride intoand out of notches 22 formed in the plate-like portion 8 of the arm 2.An apertured ear 23 is formed on the plate I9 and receives a bolt 24.The bolt extends through spaced ears 25 formed on the jaw I! of theclamp l. A tie bolt 26 is pivotally connected with the plate I9 andextends through an opening 21- in the jaw I! and has threaded thereon awing nut 28 providing means whereby the jaws l1 and I8 may be adjustedrelative to each other and when adapted to a rod may be caused totightly grip said rod.

The connection between the arm 2 and the clamp I permits said arm to beadjusted into different positions with respect to the clamp after beingapplied to the rod so that the arm clamp 3 may be readily adapted to apersons arm adjacent the elbow. The jaws IS of the clamp 3 beingadjustable permit the clamp 3 to be adjusted to accommodate arms ofpersons of different sizes.

Having described the invention, I claim:

1. A stabilizer for fishing rods comprising an arm having interfittingsections, one slidably and rotatably mounted relative to the other, anadjustable clamp adjustably secured to the outer end of one of saidsections and adapted to a fishing rod, and an arm clamp adjustablyconnected to the outer end of the other section of said arm and adaptedto be applied to a persons arm em ployed for supporting the rod.

2. A stabilizer for fishing rods comprising an arm fashioned with asleeve and a shaft fitting said sleeve, a clamp adjustably secured tosaid shaft and including jaws adjustable relative to each other andadapted to be applied to a rod, and a clamp including .a pair of jawsadjustably connected to said sleeve and adapted to be applied to apersons arm employed for supporting the rod, said shaft rotatably andslidably adjustable within said sleeve whereby to effect adjustments ofsaid clamps relative to each other.

CAREY W. ROBERTS.

